Liverpool’s On the Waterfront is returning in 2027, and the first headliner could hardly be more at home on the banks of the Mersey. Jamie Webster will headline Liverpool’s Pier Head on Friday 18 June 2027, with fellow Liverpool band The Cheap Thrills already confirmed to join him. The show forms part of a four-day […]
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There is a good chance you already know Courtney Hadwin. You might just remember her as the nervous 13-year-old who walked onto the America’s Got Talent stage in 2018, barely seeming able to speak above a whisper. Then the music started. Hadwin launched into Otis Redding’s ‘Hard to Handle’, transformed completely and delivered the sort […]
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Few Liverpool bands can claim a story quite like The Real Thing. From growing up in Toxteth to becoming the first Black British group to score a UK number one, their career spans more than five decades, some of Britain’s best-loved soul records and a catalogue that has continued to find new audiences in unexpected […]
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Liverpool and Americana have perhaps more in common than the miles between Merseyside and Nashville might suggest. It’s a connection we’ve found ourselves returning to increasingly often at Urbanista. When Michael Weston King joined us on the Misadventures in Music podcast, the conversation explored a career spent helping shape British Americana long before the genre […]
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Liverpool singer-songwriter Mary Hennessy has returned with new single ‘You’re Gonna Ruin Me’, marking her first release in three years. Hennessy has already built a catalogue spanning an album, several EPs and a number of singles, while also performing across Liverpool and developing a growing audience through TikTok, YouTube and Spotify. Her previous release, ‘Feels […]
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Merseyside sibling punk trio Yee Loi have released their latest single ‘Social Suicide’ ahead of a 15-date UK tour supporting Transvision Vamp, fronted by Wendy James. Made up of siblings Rose, Matilda and Don Don, Yee Loi have been steadily attracting attention with a sound rooted firmly in punk and rock ’n’ roll. Their new […]
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There are some musicians whose careers are almost impossible to reduce to a single band. Jah Wobble is one of them. For many, his name will always be tied to Public Image Ltd, the band formed with John Lydon after the Sex Pistols. But that only tells a fraction of the story. Across a career […]
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Oslo-raised singer, songwriter and producer Rebekka Louise has released “FOREIGN HOME”, a deeply personal single exploring what happens when the excitement of leaving home gives way to distance, uncertainty and changing relationships. Released on 18 September, the song is the third single and thematic centrepiece of Rebekka’s forthcoming project. It focuses on the complicated reality […]
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Liverpool has produced generations of musicians whose stories have travelled far beyond the city. Siobhan Maher Kennedy’s journey is a particularly fascinating one. Best known to many as the voice of River City People, Siobhan went from Liverpool’s music scene to major label success before eventually building a new life thousands of miles away in […]
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Liverpool set to host new Podfest North event as podcasting boom creates opportunities for creators and businesses A major conference designed to support aspiring and established podcasters from across the north of England is to be held in Liverpool. Podfest North will take place at The Liner Hotel on Friday 13 November 2026 and is […]
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